Gwynfi and Croeserw (Gwynfi a Chroeserw)
Ward in Neath Port Talbot, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.651, -3.621 |
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| OS grid ref: | SS 87 95 |
| Dialling code: | 01639 (Neath) |
Gwynfi and Croeserw lie high in the steep-sided valleys of Neath Port Talbot, on the western edge of the Afan Valley. The area is strikingly rural for its proximity to industry, with moorland and wooded slopes falling to narrow valley floors and a network of trails and forestry tracks that link into Afan Forest Park, making it popular with walkers and mountain bikers and offering long views down towards the coast.
Like many communities in the South Wales valleys, Gwynfi and Croeserw grew with 19th- and 20th-century coal mining and railway development; the pits have closed, leaving visible industrial remnants and a strong local memory of that era. The economy today is a mix of local services, commuting to nearby towns such as Port Talbot and Neath, and an increasing focus on outdoor tourism and community regeneration projects, while Welsh language and cultural traditions continue to shape local identity.
Postcode districts covering Gwynfi and Croeserw
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Swansea 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Tonypandy 7.5 miles12 km
- Barry 23 miles37.1 km
- Bridgend 10 miles16.1 km
- Llanelli 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Llanelli Rural 23.3 miles37.4 km
- Neath 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Coity Higher 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Briton Ferry 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Ebbw Vale 19.5 miles31.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Croeserw Built-up area 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Abergwynfi Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Cymer and Glyncorrwg Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Glyncorrwg Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Caerau Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Blaengarw Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Maesteg Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Maesteg East Ward 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Pontycymer Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Maesteg West Ward 4 miles6.4 km
- Treherbert Built-up area 4 miles6.4 km
- Nant-y-moel Built-up area 4.1 miles6.6 km
Example postcodes in Gwynfi and Croeserw
SA13 3YT, SA13 3PA, SA13 3YE, SA13 3NU, SA13 3TT, SA13 3TF, SA13 3PG, SA13 3PF, SA13 3UU … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 21.3 miles34.2 km
- Bristol Airport 43 miles69.2 km
- Maesteg Railway Station 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Maesteg Ewenny Road Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
Hotels near Gwynfi and Croeserw Ad
- The Masons Arms Hotel 3 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Blanco's Hotel Port Talbot 3 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Swansea - East 3 9.8 miles15.9 km
- The Grand Hotel 8 miles12.8 km
- The Falcon Inn Retreat 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Castle Hotel 3 8 miles12.8 km
- Twelve Knights 3 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Days Inn Bridgend Cardiff 3 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Best Western Aberavon Beach Hotel 3 9.2 miles14.9 km
- The Bluebell Hotel 8 miles12.9 km
Schools in Gwynfi and Croeserw
- Croeserw Primary School Primary
- Pen Afan Primary School Primary
- Tarren School Independent - special
Local points of interest
- Ogmore Forest Forest 5.8 miles9.4 km
- The Gnoll Stadium 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 8.9 miles14.2 km
- Afan Lido Stadium 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Sardis Road Stadium 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Hensol Castle Estate 15.1 miles24.3 km